Global Entrepreneurship & CSR — Values & Rebuilding Trust
We all have certain inherent biases when it comes to evaluating or measuring a leader’s capability. The pursuit of “excellence” is about learning the tools of our trade, whether it’s in carpentry, design, entrepreneurship, or even writing. It’s about not only failing but also “collecting data” about ourselves, our skills, and more when things don’t work out as desired — and then getting back up.
It is about discovering the skillful means to engage if not transform our audiences. Some folks confuse these experiences as the “school of hard knocks”.
6 billion people or approximately 85% of the world’s population live in an Emerging Market country. In reality, for these cohorts, every day is a “hard knock”.
A Microsoft study finds 41% of #workers may quit this year, while #business leaders are “out of touch.” (Source: Bloomberg).
We have to ask ourselves as a global community;
How do we solve for the next decade so that no one is left out? How do we stop the inherent biases built into our systems?
In an increasingly data-driven, automated world, the question of how to protect individuals’ civil liberties in the face of artificial intelligence looms larger by the day. Coded Bias follows M.I.T. Media Lab computer scientist Joy Buolamwini and her Algorithmic Justice League, along with data scientists, mathematicians, and watchdog groups from all over the world, as they fight to expose the discrimination within facial recognition algorithms now prevalent across all spheres of daily life.
How do we form the requisite variety for global challenges?
The stakeholders over the next 20 years look different. How do you actually make work #work for all? Is it really re-skilling, micro-credentials? Or is it something deeper? Is it about teaching a 6-year-old how to design an app?
https://entrackr.com/2021/03/exclusive-byjus-set-to-raise-700-mn-at-15-bn-valuation/
Technology is an enabler. I would love to learn who you think would be the drivers and levers for digital transformation relevant to challenges like COVID-19 in a post-pandemic world.
We all know that #software eats the #world (since 2012).
Why can’t global challenges like COVID-19 be solved with a “grow-at-all-costs” mindset?
Nations cannot compete to solve pandemics individually anymore. Has anyone >30 years old played Plague on their smartphones (we probably are at a 1-star rating on 5 stars and we are still trying to find a cure…)?
Plague Inc./Initial release date | May 26, 2012 | 9 years later…
How do we ensure that none of us ever lose our loved ones, colleagues, friends, and families ever again, due to the lack of cooperation among our global systems and institutions?
COVID-19 has polarized our nations, our communities, and our families further apart more than ever before. The mindless acts of violence against those less advantaged or privileged should be condemned.
We have failed our youth, our students, and our kids. We have seen the pandemic playout for the past year, which has been unprecedented for many of us (me included). I hope to be part of a global community that is united, resilient, and more enduring.
I remember as a kid, growing up in a humble 1-bedroom flat in the outskirts of Dubai. We were struggling, working hard, and we were still happy. Having been born and raised in Dubai, I was fortunate to have had a great education and access to like-minded expatriates from other communities at an early age.
The World Happiness Report below is a good read for our business leaders who have started to realize that the Global GDP is estimated to have shrunk by roughly 5% in 2020, representing the largest economic crisis in a generation.
In many countries, job vacancies remained approximately 20% below normal levels by the end of 2020. Young people, low-income, and low-skill workers have also been more likely to lose working hours or lose their jobs entirely.
We are deeply saddened to see nations turn inwards instead of rebuilding trust, that can enable a better and more certain future for our kids, and the coming generations. We are deeply saddened to see global prestigious businesses that are not able to support their employees, families, or friends, in times of such crises.
If anything, this pandemic has shown, that even rivals in industries such as Big Pharma can work together to combat COVID-19. Now is the time to stop thinking about just ourselves, and the future of the world.
Start building now, launch your business.
Employ your friends, your community.
Tech is the way. Launch products.
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Kevin D’Souza is the Managing Director, Technology at Grow Exponentially.
Established in 2020, Grow Exponentially is a management consulting and strategic financial advisory firm based in Toronto, Canada. Active contact with over 7,500 investment funds, corporate M&A departments, Family Offices, and Fund of Funds. 25% of our institutional-only network are VC investors. Our capabilities range from Big 4, IB, & PE/VC Fundraising. We work closely with a merchant banking advisory firm (sell-side) out of Western Europe.
We also provide independent management consulting services to select VC-backed startups, mid-market, and large companies on non-exclusive short-term engagements. We are always interested in collaborating with global organizations, research institutions, universities, & non-profits.
